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Vegan Kacchi Dabeli

Vegan Kacchi Dabeli

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Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Author: Hetal Desai | My Vegetarian Roots
Servings: 6 servings

Ingredients

  • Dabeli Masala
  • 2 boiled potatoes medium/large sized russet potatoes
  • ½ cup chopped onions
  • 1 tsp chopped serrano
  • 1 tbsp vegan butter or oil
  • 2 tbsp dabeli masala
  • 1 tsp kashmiri red chili powder
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • 2 tsp salt
  • ¼ cup date tamarind chutney any sweet tangy chutney
  • 1 cup pomegranate
  • 2 tbsp dry coconut powder or dry shredded coconut
  • 1 cup chopped cilantro
  • Spicy Peanuts - use store-bought if not making from scratch
  • 1 cup roasted peanuts without skin
  • 1 tsp oil
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp red chili powder
  • ¼ tsp chaat masala
  • Garlic Chutney
  • 10 cloves garlic
  • ½ tsp red chili powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp oil
  • Other Ingredients
  • 10 small bread buns or 6 big buns
  • 1 cup thin sev
  • ½ cup spicy green chutney
  • ½ cup date tamarind chutney any sweet tangy chutney
  • 3 tbsp vegan butter or oil

Instructions

  • Prepare Dabeli Masala
  • Heat up 1-2 tbsp of vegan butter (or oil) in a pan.
  • Saute chopped onions and serrano until the onions get translucent.
  • Add kashmiri red chili powder, turmeric powder, salt, and dabeli masala.
  • Mix well and cook on low-medium heat for a couple of minutes.
  • Add 2 tbsp of water and ¼ cup of date tamarind chutney (any sweet tangy red chutney). Mix well.
  • Add mashed boiled potatoes. Mix well.
  • Cook for a couple of minutes. Add more water and mix well if the filling is too hard still. Taste and add more sweet chutney and/or salt if needed. Spread it evenly on a serving plate.
  • Sprinkle pomegranate seeds, coconut powder, and chopped cilantro on top of the stuffing.
  • Make Garlic Chutney
  • Blend all garlic chutney ingredients in a blender and make a smooth paste.
  • Make Spicy Peanuts
  • Roast peanut and remove the skin.
  • Mix other ingredients listed under "Spicy Peanut" with roasted peanuts well.
  • Assembly
  • Cut each bun in half.
  • Spread vegan butter/oil, garlic chutney, date tamarind chutney, and spicy green chutney on each side.
  • Spread a generous amount of prepared dabeli masala filling on one side of the bread.
  • Top it with some spicy peanuts, chopped onions, more pomegranate, and thin sev.
  • Place the other side of the bread on top of the filled side.
  • Press the dabeli a little so all the layers stick to each other along with both sides of the bread.
  • Cook it lightly on a buttered/oiled pan for a couple of minutes on each side.
  • Dust some more thin sev on each side of the dabeli.
  • Serve it immediately!

Notes

Find more of Hetal’s recipes on her website and Instagram.
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